Baling apparatus.



PATENTED MAY 22; 1906.

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BALING APPARATUS APPLICATION FILED APR.7.1906.

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BALING APPARATUS.

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BALING APPARATUS.

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PATENTED' MAY 22, 1906.

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BALING APPARATUS.

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UNITED STATES FRANK P. ELLIS. or MESSER, KANSAS.

BALING APPARATUS.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

'ratented May 22, 19L 6.

Application filed Apri17, 1905. Serial No. 254,336.

1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK P.- ELLIs, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Messer, in tie county of Clerokee and State of Kansas,have invented a new and Imroved Balin Apparatus, of which the folowingis a ful clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to baling apparatus, and has for its principalobject the provision of an efficient machine for compressing andsecuring or tying bales of material.

, It consists in the various features and combinations hereinafterdescribed and more particularly claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which. similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a broken top plan. view of one embodiment of my invention.Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan viewof the baling-chamber and more closel associated elements. Fig. 4 is anenlarge sectional elevation of the tying mechanisms. Fig. 5 1s avertical transverse section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4, showin thetwisting mechanism. Fig. 6 is an ende evation thereof looking from theright in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section on the line 7 7 of'Fig. 4,illustrating the drawin mechanism, parts being broken away. ig. 8 is atransverse sectional detail on the line 8 8 of Fi 7. Fig. 9 is a similarview on tlxe line 99 of ig. 7. Fig. 10 is a vertical transverse sec tionon the line 10 10 of Fig. 4. Fig. 11 is a broken side elevation of oneof the transferring devices. Fig. 12 is a simdar view with the on agingrolls separated. Fi 13 is a vertica transverse section on tlxe ine 13 13of Fig. 4. Figs. 14, 15, and 16 are top plan views of the tyingmechanisms, illustratirg different successive positions of tie elements.Fi 17 is a sectional detail on the line 17 17 of l 4. Fig. 18 is asimilar view of the stop evice for tl e plunger. F; 19 is a horizontalsectional detail on t. e ine 19 19 of Fig. 4, showing one of tlxetwisting devices; and Fig. 20 is a transverse sectional detalillustrating more particularly the cam for operating the l olding-jawsto which ti .e ends of t. .e ties are finally delivered.

The numeral 25 des'gnates a casing, which. furnislzes a chamber in w}icb ti o bale is formed, this preferably l aving closed top and bottomwalls, while ti o sides are open for a considerable distance to permitthe passage 1 in of the tie-wires. chamber is some suitable tensiondevice (not shown) for retaining the bales until they are forced throughby an applied pressure sufficient to properly compress a succeedingbale. Through the opposite or inner end of the easing operates a headorplunger 26, which has pivotally connected to it a rod 27 resting uponguides carried by a supporting-frame 28 and moving between stops 29 and30, which limit its travel. A spiral spring 31, connecting the rod andframe, serves to normally hold this operatin -rod against the stop 29.The rod is move in the opposite direction by a pair of arms 32 32,extendin from a vertical driv ing-shaft 33, mounte in bearings in theframe 28 and rotatable by a sweep 34 or from any desired source ofpower. The ends of the arms and the cooperating end of the rod maybeprovided with. rolls 35 to diminish the frictional engagement of theparts. At the inner end of the casln g, through its top wall, is anopening to whichv delivers a hopper 35*, receiving the material to bebaled.

' Joining the casing and. the frame. 28, it being shown as fixed to afume 35 projecting from the extremity of the former, is a connectingmember or tube 36, in which a main actuating-shaft 37 is mounted torotate. The outer end of this actuating-shaft has fast upon it abevel-pinion 38, which meshes with a mutilated gear 39, carried by ashaft journaled in an upright position in the frame 28. This shaft alsohas fast upon it a spur-gear 39", which is engaged by a pinion 40,mounted loosely upon the driving-shaft 33. The

pinion 40 may be held against downward movement on the driving-shaft bya collar 7 fixed to it and carries one element of a clutch 41, the othermember of whicl'i is splined upon the driving-shaft and may be movedinto or out of engagement with ti .e gear member b a lever 42, fulcrumedu on the frame 28. rom this lever a flexib c member or cord 43, runningover suitabl -situated rooved rolls 44, extends to a l mu -lever 45,ulcrumed upon the side of tie bale-casing. it is possible that tle feedto the hopper may m ss a cliarge or that said charges have icon toosmall to make a bale of tie (iGilI'Gd s ze'. In t. is case the clutchallows the operator to disconnect tl e tying meci .anism from t. eplunger, so t. at it may make an additional independent s! rcke.

. leansis z-nvide l for retaining the plunger position with the baleunder(smipressioll At the outlet end of the I lIO during the tyingoperation, which may comprise a pro'ection 46 from one side of theopcrating-r which is engaged by a pin or stop member 47, movable in acasing 48, rising from the frame 28. Within this casing is a spiralspring 49, which contacts at its upper end with a 'IikIOjGCtiOII 50,extending through a slot in t e side of the casing and acting to holdthe stopin normally above the casing in the path 0 the operating-rod.With the projection 50 coacts a cam-plate 51, mounted upon the upperside of the gear 39*. This plate 1s of such contour that during theforward movement of the plum er the stop- I pin is held down out of thepatl i of the rod;

ut when the projection 46 has passed the pin it may rise to preventrearward move- .ment.

In the forward or acting face of the plun-- 2o ger are formed transverseslots 52, (here shown as three in number,) which are to per mit thepassage of needles or drawing members 53, mounted upon a carrier 54, theen- 1 trance of the. needles into the slots occurring when the plungeris in its forward position.

Rolls 55, here shown as journaled upon the.

carrier by means of antifriction-bearings, operate in ways formedin theu per and lower members of a frame 56, which extends 0 across thebale-casing above and below it and for a considerabledistance at oneside thereof. Each needle has formed upon its inner end an inclinedpoint 57, at the inner side of which is a hooked eye or recess 58,having journaled within it a roll 59, rotatable inhorizontal planes. Theinclined ends of the needles contact with tie-wires W, carried in coilsupon reels 60, mounted to rotate upon the frame just at the inner sideof the hopper. Rolls 61 situated in line with the ends of the needleswhen these are at their inward extremes of movement, guide the Wires asthey are drawn from the reels through the plunger-slots, while rolls 61at the op osite side of the bale-casing support the nee les during theirtravel. The wires are forced over the needle ends and caught by the eyesto be drawn through the slots upon the reverse movement of the needles.To secure the de- 5 sired travel of the needle-carrier, a cord orflexible operating member 62 is connected by a clamp 63 to the outerside of the carrier. From the clamp the cord passes inwardly about aguide-roll 64 and then over a drum 65, fixed upon a shaft 66, which isrotated by means of a bevel-pinion 67, meshing with a mutilatedbevel-gear 68 upon the shaft 37. In the opposite direction the cord runsfrom the clamp over a hollow drum 69, mounted to rotate about a shaft70, fixed to the frame 56. Within a casing 70 and attached to it andto.the shaft is a spiral spring 71, which exerts its tension to coil thecord about the drum, thus holding the needle-carrier nor- 6 5 mally inits extreme outward position.

J ournaled in suitable bearings and extending parallel to the side ofthe bale-casing opposite the hand-lever 45 is a counter-actuat-- mg orcam shaft 72, which is connected by bevel-gearing 73 with a transverseshaft 74. This latter shaft has at its inner extremity a bevel-gear 75,meshing with a mutilated gear 76 upon the actuating-shaft 37. This gear76 and its companion gear 68 each have a sufficient number of teeth tomove the needlecarrier to its withdrawn position and to rotate thecam-shaft to the proper extent to perform the t ing operations.

O posi'te c annel-bars 77 77, secured to the ale-casing near its top andbottom upon the side adjacent to the shaft 72, furnish ways for acarrier 78, which ma have rolls 0 erating therein to reduce t efriction.

ulcrumed upon a bracket projecting from the bale-casing is a lever 80,having at one end a slot to receive a projection 81 from the carrier 78, while at its opposite end is shown a roll operating in a groove in acam 82, fixed to the shaft 72. The rotation of the cam oscillates thelever and reciprocates the carrier 78 for a urposewhich will behereinafter stated. fir the carrier is fixed a vertical spindle 83,which has surrounding it a tubu: lar member or sleeve 84,'in which arevertical slots to receive pins 85, projecting from the. s indle. Thesepins are three in number, t ey corresponding to the tie-Wires, whichhave been lllustrated. Fast upon each pin is a collar 86, surroundingthe sleeve and carrying a fixed jaw 86*, the outer edge of which 100 mayserve as a led er-blade- Collars 87, secured about the sleeve adjacentto those numbered 86, have fixed to them jaws 88, and fixed to the outerside of each of theselast-named jaws is a blade or cutter 89, pro- 105jecting over the fixed jaw. To secure the normal contact of the jaws,springs 90 90 surround the sleeve between the lower and mm tral collar87 and press at their upper ends against the corresponding collars 86.Durno ing the movement of the needles these jaws are separated from-oneanother by a cam 91, which engages a roll mounted upon the end of an arm92, depending from the middle collar 87. At this'time the jaws lie inthe path :15 of the needles, each of which draws a loop of wire from thecorresponding reel, with one strand lying between the jaws, as is'bestseen in Fig. 14 of the drawings. The movement of the callrli thenpernilits the closing of the x20 'awsb t es rin s, t e ri ping in apor-,tion of the str and shown aig tl ie right of that figure, while thecutters simultaneously sever the other strand from it.

Cooperating with the gripping and cutting r 2 5 means is a device .fortransferring the loose end of the wire into a position overlappingthe'oth'er end of the length of wire previously cut, this beingpreparatory to twisting to l form the tie. Secured upon the bale-casing130 in a cam ceive a pin 104, projectin are channel-bars 93 93, in whichrun rolls of a carrier 94. U on the side of this carrier toward that oft e gripping and cutting mechanism are three transferring-bars 95,which, as illustrated, are square in cross-section and have cylindricalshanks 96 mounted to turn in the carrier. Surrounding each of these barsis a tubular member or sleeve 97, which 18 also square and has at itsouterextremity a pin or projection about whicn is rotatable anengaging-roll 98. I In the face of the sleeve adjacent to this enga ingroll isa slot through which projects a similar pin fixed to the bar andserving to support a companion engaging roll 99. These rolls may be heldnormally in contact by a spring 100, which lies between the end ofthesleeve and a nut or enlargement upon a cylindrical extension from thebar. They may be separated by a roll 101, rotatable upon one side of theinner extremity of the sleeve and which contacts with a cam-face 102,formed upon the carrier. This separating movement may be accomplishedand the rolls simultaneously revolved to lower them, so that they may bebrought beneath the strand of wire by an arm 103, surrounding eachsleeve. This arm has a squared opening through which the sleeve may moveand at its outer end a slot to refrom a verticallymovable rod 105,mounte in guides 106 upon the bale-casing. From one side of the rodextends an arm 107, having a roll contactin with a cam 108, fast uponthe shaft 72. he raising of the rod by the cam simultaneously rotatesthe rods and sleeves, lowering the engaging rolls. Then as the rolls 101of the latter run over the cam-faces 102 the sleeves are slip ed throughthe openings in the arms 107 afbn the rods to open the engaging rolls.As t is is occurring the carrier is eing moved in its ways to brin theengaging rolls beneath the strands of Wire which they are to seize bmeans of a lever 109, mounted upon the ale-casing and having a slot intowhich extends a projection 110 from the carrier. The '0 posite end ofthe lever may be provided with a roll entering a groove 111 rotatablewith the shaft 72 After the engaging rolls have been moved ill; thismanner beneath the wire the cam 108 permits them to-assume their initialvertical position. As they are thus revolved their rolls 101 run backdown the cam-faces and the engaging rolls seize the strands of wire,Fig. 15, this occurrin just before they are cut. The carrier 94 a terthe cutting operation again travels to its outward position,transferring the strands to the positions shown in full lines in Fi 16.

Projecting from the ale-casing between the carriers 78 and 94. is aframe 112, sup orting a vertical cross-bar 113, which inc udes threepairs of separated bearing-plates 114 114, in which bearing-plates areopposite a roll rotatable upon an arm pro ecting now performed, as hasbeen slots 115 to receive the ends of the wires to be twisted. In eachpair of plates are alined recesses to receive hubs or projections 116 ofwheels or twisting members 117, which have slots movable intoreggstration with those'of the bearing-plates. *ach of the wheels isprovided with peripheral teeth which project outside the bearing-platesat the edges opposite the slots, where they are engaged chain 118,carried. by sprocket-wheels 119 120, journaled at the upper and" lowerportions, respectively, of the frame 112. At the outer side of the frameis rotatabl mounted a larger sprocket-wheel 121, whic has fixed to ashaft a spur-pinion 122, meshing with a ear 123 ,rotatable upon an armof the frame. pon the cam-shaft 72 is fixed a segmental gear 124, theteeth of which as they revolve engage those of the gear 123 and throughthe interposed gearing and chain rotate the wheels 117 sufficiently toproperly twist the wires.

Means for securing the engagement and disengagement of the wires and thetwisting mechanism will now be described.

Adjacent to the frame 112 is a similarlymounted frame 125, in the upperportion of which is a deep way in achanne member 126, while the lowermember 127 has a comparatively shallow way.- Rolls of a carrier 128 movein these ways, and those at its lower ortion may be received bydepressions 128 rom the inner side of the carrier project three pairs ofhorizontal arms 129 129, which are shown as connected by a cross-bar,giving them a general U shape. Upon each arm is an upwardly-extendingengaging projection 130, these lying at th the arms adjacent tothebale-casing. Outside these near' the carrier are similar projections131. To normally maintain the carrier in its inward position, at whichtime the lower rolls are within the de ressions 128, a spring,

here shown as of the eaf type, is secured at one end to the verticalbarof the frame 125, while its inner and lower end engages the carrier.To move the carrier outwardly against the tension of the spring, a cam133 is fastened upon the shaft 72 and cooperates gith cm the carrier.The ends of the wires being in the position illustrated in full lines inFig. 16, the cam and as therolls ride out of the frame-recesses anupward movement is also imparted to said earner. This causes theengaging projections 130 to contact first with the inner strands of thewire and then with the outer and to carry parallel portionstwisting-wheels, lines in Fig. 16. The twisting operation is previouslydescribed, and at this time-the raised portion of the cam 133 passes itsroll, whereu on the aging 132 moves the carrier inwar y. As t 's occursthe outer projections 131 contact by a e inner extremities of.

133 forces the carrier 128 outwardly,

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with the twisted wires and draw them from the wheels, and .as thecarrier-rolls reach the depressions 128 the carrier sinks to release thewire. This completes the ties.

It is now only necessary to transfer the end of the wire held betweenthe jaws 86 and 88 to the proper position adjacent to .the twistingmechanism for the succeeding :tie. Turnlng in upper and lower bearings134 and 135,

. these slots companion jaws 140. A spring 1 4 1 surround the sleeve andresting against adjacent jaws, orces the companion jaws toward oneanother. They may be separated by a cam 142, secured upon the shaft 72and cooperating with a rojection 143, carried by the sleeve. After t etwisting operation has been-completed and the united ties removedtherefrom the jaws 137 and 140 are returned by the spring 138 from theposition shown in full lines in Figs. 3 and 14 to 16 of the drawings tothat ilustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and in full lines in Fig. 4and I areseparated by the cam 142. The carrier 78 is'now advanced by thecam 82 and the outer strands, which dur' the tying operation haveremained clamp gdbetwecn its aws, are carried between the jaws 137 and140. The raised portion of the cam 142 now passes the projection 143,and these last-named jaws close upon the wires, whereupon the carrier78'returns to its initial position. The tension of the Wires causes theshaft 136 to turn upon Its axis, the jaws and wires assumin the properposition for the succeeding tie.

he general operation of the a paratus may be reca itulated as follows Te material 'to be-ba ed is supplied through the ho per, the driving-rodof the plunger being he d y the spring against its stop and saidplunger, therefore, eing in its extreme inward position. v The rotationof the driving-shaft causes one of the arms and rolls to contact withthe roll upon the driving-rod and force the plun er outwardly, urgingthe material toward t e preceding bale to compress it. When the plungerreaches its outward limit of travel, it is locked by the rising of theprojection 47, the grooves in its face being in alinement with theguide-rolls for the tiewires at one side and with the needles at theopposite. The bale being operated upon is surrounded by the wiressevered from the preceding ties, these being held between .the jaws 137and 140, as is particularly shown in Fig. 3. The pull of the wires holdthe jaws in a position at right angles to the normal against the tensionof the spring. When the plunreels. In the meantime the 1s a sleeve 139,having slots throughthe en .ihg the loopshave been held in the grip ofthe aws 86 and 88. These jaws are now moved gear 68 have passe thepinion and it is rev leased, allowing the springs to exert their tensionu on the carrier and draw the needles, with ihops "of the tie-wires,through the grooves, the wires running over the rolls in theneedle-recesses and being drawn off the teeth of the gear 76 haveengaged those of its com anion gear, rotating the cam-shaft. This wil-have se. arated the jaws 86 and 88, so that the nee les pass betweenthem and in drawing out the wires will leave one of the strands ois-each loop between the jaws. Before these jaws close thetransferring-carrier is advanced by the cam 111, and as its engagi rollsa proach the wires the cam 108 simu taneous y revolves and separates them, so that they assume an .open position beneath the outer strands ofthe wires. The rotation of the earn 108 now permitsthe enga ing rolls tore volve to a vertical-position and close upon the strands. At this timethe jaws 86 and 8.8 close, gripping the inner strands and severing theouter strands, which are retained between aging rolls. The cam 111 nowdraws back it e carrier 94, transferring the outer tie ends to theposition shown in full lines in Fig. 16 of the drawings, these'endsslipping between the rolls The tie ends now overlap one another inpositions adjacent to the twist-' ing-wheels, wlncn are situated wi tntheir slots in registration with the slots of the bearing- .plates. Thecarrier 128 is now moved outwardly by the cam 133, and as its rolls risefrom the depressions in the lower way the pairs of projections with thetie ends, drawingparalle portions into the slots of the twisting-wheels.They are there held wh le the segmental gear 124 comes into mesh withits associated gearing 130 successivel. contact to rotate all thewheels, thus twisting the ends upon one another to formthe ties. Afterthe teeth of the segmental gear have passed its pinion the spring of thecarrier 128 moves it inwardly, 131 into contact with the ties to removethem from the twisting-wheel slots. The operation upon the bale is thencompleted. Durthese steps the severed inner strands of by the action ofthe cam 82 upon their carrier toward the jaws 137 and 140, which uponthe release of the ends of the ties of-tne preceding bale have assumedtheir normal position. (See Fig. 4 andthe position in dotted hnesm Fig.3.) As the jaws approach one bringing the. projections A another thosenumbered 137 and 140 are separated by the cam 142 and are then releasedto close upon the strands. Then the jaws 86 and 88 are opened and returnto their initial position. The blank portion of the gear 76 now reachesthe teeth of the cooperating gear, and the cam-shaft remains stationaryuntil the succeeding charge has been compressed. To permit this, thestop-pin is lowered by the camplate 51 and the drivingrod of the plungerreturned by its spring to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, 1. claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patenti 1. A baling apparatus comprising a casing, areciprocating plunger therein, a drivingshaft, means for operatin theplunger from the driving-shait, and afiocking device for the plungercontrolled by the driving-shaft.

2. A baling apparatus comprising a casing, a reciprocating plungertherein, a drivingshaft, means for operating the plunger from thedriving-shaft, a lockin device for the plunger, and a cam operate by thedrivingshaft for o erating the locking device.

3. A bar ing apparatus comprisin a casing, a reciprocating p unger, adriving-s iaft, connections between the driving-shaft and plunger, astop cooperating with said connections, and a cam rotatable by thedriving-shaft for moving the stop.

i. A baling apparatus comprising a casing, a plunger operating in thecasing, tying mechanism, a driving-shaft for operating the plungersituated beyond oneend of the casing,

gearing connecting the driving-shaft and tying mechanism, a clutchassociated with the p gearing, a clutch-lever, a hand-lever on thecasing, and a flexible operating member connecting the clutch-lever andhand-lever, whereby the tying mechanism can be disconnected from theplun er to permit the latter to make an additional stroke when desired.

5. A baling apparatus comprising a casing,

a plunger operating in the casing, tying mechanism, a frame, adriving-shaft for operating the plunger rotatable in the frame, atubular.

member connecting the casing and frame, and a shaft extending throughthe tubular member and being geared to the tying mechanism anddriving-shaft.

6 A baling apparatus comprising a casing, a plunger operatm in thecasing and having a groove across its ace, tying mechanism including aneedle movable through the plunger-groove, and means for lockin theplungpr with its groove in alinement w1th the nee- 7. The combinationwith a casing and a plunger operating therein, of tying mechan ismcomprising a tie-engaging needle movable aeross the casing, a sprin formoving the needle in one direction, an power-opering ating means formoving the needle in the opposite direction.

8. The combination with a casing and a plunger operating therein, oftying mechanism comprising a tie-engaging needle movable across thecasing, a spring for moving the needle in one direction, a mutilatedgear for moving said needle in the opposite direction, anddriving-gearing engaging the mutilated gear.

9. The combination with a casing and a plunger operating therein, oftying mechanism com rising a tie-engaging needle, a carrier for t eneedle, a flexible member extend ing from the carrier in oppositedirections, and means for exertin tensionupon the op posite ends of thefiexi is member.

10. The combination with a casing and a plunger operating therein, oftying mechanism com rising a tie-engaging needle, a carrier for tlieneedle, a flexible member extending from the carrier in oppositedirections, a spring connected with one end of the flexible member, andgearing connected with the opposite end.

, 11. Tying mechanism comprising tie-drawing means, aws between whichthe tie-drawin means pass, one 'of said jaws being provi ed with acutter, and means for operatin the jaws, whereby when the 'aws are closeone strand will be severed an the other held thereby.

12. Tying mechanism comprising tie-drawing means separated pairs ofjaws, and means for moving one pair 0 jaws toward the other.

13. Tying mechanism comprising tie-drawing means, separated pairs ofjaws, means for moving one pair of aws toward the other, and means forsuccessively opening the Cjaws.

14. Tying mechanism comprising tieraw-- ing means, a plurality of pairsof cooperating 'aws means for se aratin the 'aws an J I means forrevolving all of said jaws about a common axis. 7

15. Tying mechanism comprising tie-drawing means, a shaft, a sleevesurrounding the shaft and havin an o em'ng, a pin extending from theshaft t roug the opening, a collar carried by the pin, and 006 cratingaws mounted upon the collar and s eeve.

16. Tyingmechanism comprising tie-drawing means, a shaft, a sleevesurrounding the shaft and havin a slot, a jaw secured to the shaft andexten 'n throu h the slot, a coopcrating jaw carried ythe s eeve, and aspring surroundin the sleeve and bearing against the jaw of t e shaftl17. Tying mechanism comprising tie-drawmeans, separated pairs of jaws, arotatable shaft u on which one of the pairs of jaws is mounte and aspring exerting its tension upon the shaft to turn t ese last-named jawstoward the companion pair.

18. Tying mechanism comprising tie-drawing means, separated pairs ofjaws, one of which is revoluble, means for normally holding saidrevoluble jaws turned toward the ping members.

21. Tying mechanism comprising gripping members, a drawing memberadapted to engage a double tie-strand and draw one of the strandsbetween the gripping members, and

means for grasping the ot er tie-strand.

22. Tying mechanism comprising gri ping members, a drawing member movabe between the gripping members adapted to engage a double tie-strand anddraw one of the strands between the gri ping members, means for cuttingthe stran at one side of the gripping members, and means for graspingthe otl iler strand.

23. yin mechanism com risin rip ing members, or ie of which is proiiideda eutter, a drawing member adapted to engage a double tie-strand anddraw the strands between the gripping members, means for operating thegripping members, whereby one strand will be severed and the other held,a twisting device, and means for grasping the severed strand andtransferring it into proximity with the twisting devices? 24. Tyingmechanism comprising gripping members, a drawing member adapted toengage adouble tie-strand and draw one of the strands between thegripping members, means for cutting the strand at one side of thegripping members, cooperating jaws separatedfrom the gripping members,and means for moving the strand from the gripping members to the jaws.

25. Tying mechanism comprising gripping members, a drawing memberadapted to engage a double tie-strand and draw one of the strandsbetween the gripping members, means for cutting the strand at one sideof the gripping members, cooperating jaws separated from the grippingmembers, and means for moving the gripping members toward the jaws.

26. Tying mechanism comprising gripping members, a drawing memberadapted to engage a double tie-strand and draw one of the strandsbetween the gripping members, means for cutting the strand at one sideof the grip ing members, cooperating jaws separated from the grippingmembers, means for moving the gripping members toward the jaws, andmeans for successively opening the jaws and gripping members.

27. Tying mechanism comprising gripping members, a twisting device, andtransferring means movable between the gripping members and twistingdevice.

28. Tying mechanism comprising gripping members, a twisting device,transferring-carriers having en aging portions, and means for moving saiengaging portions toward and from one another.

29. Tying mechanism comprising gripping members, a twisting device, atransferringcarrier, a rod rotatable upon the carrier, a sleeve movableupon the rod, and engaging portions carried by the rod and sleeve.

32. Tying mechanism comprising gripping members, a twisting device, atransferringcarrier, a rodrotatable upon the carrier, a sleeve movableupon the rod, engaging ortions carried by the rod and sleeve, an anoperating-arm surrounding the sleeve and through which it is movable.

33. Tying mechanism comprising gripping members, a twisting device, atransferringcarrier, a rod rotatable upon the carrier and being rovidedwith a cam-face, a sleeve movable upon the rod and cooperating with thecam-face, and engaging portions carried by the rod and sleeve.

34. Tying mechanism comprising gripping members, a twisting device, atransferringcarrier, a rod rotatable upon the carrier and being providedwith a cam-face, a sleeve movable upon the rod and cooperating with thecam-face, engagin portions carried by the rod and sleeve, and meansengagin the sleeve for simultaneously rotating said 5 eeve and the rod.

35. Tying mechanism comprising gripping members, a twistingdevice, atransferringcarrier, a rod rotatable upon the carrier, a sleeve movableupon the rod, engaging portions carried by the rod and sleeve, anoperating-arm surrounding the sleeve and through which it is movable,and means for reciprocating the carrier.

36. Tying mechanism comprising a twisting device, cooperating jaws forholding the ends of a tie adjacent to the twisting device, and movablemeans for bringing the tie ends while thus held into cooperation withthe twistin device.

37. ying mechanism comprising a twisting device, cooperating jaws forholding the ends of a tie adjacent to the twisting device, and meansmovable toward and from the twisting device for bringing thetie endsinto andout of cooperation with said twisting device.

38. Tying mechanism comprising a twisting device, means for holding theends of a tie adjacent to the twisting device, and a carrier movabletoward and from the twisting device and having a pluralt of projectionstie, and means for raisingand lowering the carrier.

41. Tying mechanism comprising a twisting device, means for holding theends of a tie adgacent to the twisting device, ways provi ed with adepression, and a carrier movable along the Waysin cooperationtwith thedepression and having an engaging projection.

42; Tying mechanism comprising a twisti'ng device, means for holding theends of a tieadgacent to the twisting device, ways provi ed with adepression, and a carrier movable along the ways in cooperation with thedepression and having'engaging projections adapted to contact withbpposite sides of the 1e. V a i 43. In a baling apparatus, fixed andspaced plates, having alined recesses and slots, a toothed wheelmountedbetween the plates and havingla radial slot, and an endless chainengaging t c said wheel.

' 44. In a baling apparatus, a twistin mechanism comprising fixed andspace lates having opposite s ots, a wheel mounted getw een the latesand'having a radial slot, and means 'or revolving the wheel, and meansfor engaging and disengaging the ends of the wire with the twistingmechanism.

45. In a baling apparatus, the combination with the plunger and a tyingmechanism, of a driving-shaft, means for operating the plunger from theshaft, a, gear-wheel oose on the shaft, a manually-o erated clutch forconnecting the gear-whee with the shaft, and intermediate gearingbetween the said gear-wheel and the tying mechanism.

46. In a baling apparatus, the combination with the plunger andfa tyingmechanism, of a drivin -shaft, arms on the shaft for o crating the punger, a gear-wheel loose on t e shaft, aclutch for connecting thegearwheel with the shaft, means for operating the clutch, andintermediate caring between the said gear-wheel an the tying mechanism.

. In testimony whereof I havesignedxmy' name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' FRANK P. ELLIS.

Witnesses: v

O'r'ro S. Moons ALBERT BROWN.

